The Relationship of Coffee Drinking to Change Teeth Color in Adult Age 19-44 Years in Padang Lampe Hill, Compong Village Sidrap District

Abstract

Background: Stain is a color that sticks to the surface of the teeth which occurs because of it the attachment of food colors, drinks and other ingredients that cause changes tooth color. One of the factors that causes tooth discoloration in adulthood is coffee drinks consumed over a long period of time. Coffee drink contains caffeine which, if consumed over a long period of time, will causes discoloration of the teeth which is also known as staining. Research Objective: to find out the relationship between drinking coffee and Changes in tooth color in adults aged 19-44 years in Padang Lampe Hamlet, Compong Village Sidrap Regency. Method: This research is quantitative research using analytical survey design with a cross sectional study approach. Sample in this study are all adults aged 19-44 years who live as men in Padang Hamlet Lampe, Compong Village, Sidrap Regency and the sampling technique used is total sampling with a sample size of 30 people. Results: By using test The chi square statistic resulted in p = 0.004 which indicates a p value < 0.05 so It can be concluded that there is a relationship between the time of drinking coffee and the frequency of drinking coffee in adults 19- 44 years old with tooth staining in Padang Lampe Hamlet, Compong Village Sidrap Regency. Conclusion: Adults who consume coffee are in the good category as many as 7 people (23.3%) with no tooth discoloration incident in 3 people, there were 4 people. Meanwhile, adults who consume coffee are in the moderate category as many as 9 people (30%) with no tooth discoloration incident totaling 0 people, there were as many as 9 people. And as many adults who consume coffee are in the bad category 14 people (46.7%) with no tooth discoloration, 0 people, yes as many as 14 people.